Another Marathon Completed. Junk Food.

Another marathon completed and another online marathon fundraiser dead line has gone up. I was able to donate over 3,000 dollars to charity this time, and I’m just so grateful to everyone who donated to my marathon fundraising page and for all the online pledges that I received. Really, that money is going to help so many people who are struggling with cancer and will fund important cancer research.

Now, I have a couple of months before setting up my new marathon fundraiser and before I begin training for my next race. Until then, I’m thinking that I should buy a box of Twinkies and renew my movie rental membership so I can kick back and relax.

Really, I will probably set up my new marathon fundraiser next week so that I can start raising donations right away. No one said that I had to be training while I’m fundraising online. Plus, Internet fundraising doesn’t take up that much time, and I can still enjoy my movies and snacks while getting a head start on my next fundraising event.

My next marathon fundraiser will benefit a program that helps those suffering from brain tumors. Having known someone that has had a brain tumor, this is a very important marathon for me and I can’t wait to raise money online for this amazing program.

Alright, I’m going to the grocery store. Bring on the junk food.

Half Marathon: No More Tread Mills

Finally, it is getting warmer outside and I’ll no longer have to run on a treadmill for my marathon training. I hate running in a stinky gym next to a bunch of huff’n and puffers. Totally throws my concentration off. More importantly, I’m very close to reaching my fundraising goal on Crowdrise.

I’m out to raise 1500 dollars for the American Cancer Society. So while I’m packing on the miles, I’ve also been packing on the donations through my online fundraising pages. Really, raising funds online has been really easy and allowed me to focus more on training, instead of asking everyone for donations in person or sending out a bunch of individual emails. Instead I could just make a couple of posts with a link to my team member page. All they have to do is click on it and donate to charity. While I’m counting miles, the charity counts my donations and accredits it to my marathon effort.

I’m almost done typing. I just wanted to say that I also enjoy being apart of the online community there. This allows me to interact with my team members and we can compare training programs and techniques, what foods keep the energy up, and we can donate to each other’s pages to help ‘em with their fundraising effort.

Really, I’m done now. Time to eat a granola bar and run a few miles.

Run for a Cause

For the past several months I’ve been in intense training for this half-marathon in my home town. It’s going to take place at the very end of this summer, and I cannot wait. Ever since the first day of training my emotions have been running wild; my energy level when talking about the race sky-rockets. It’s something about the fact that I love running and giving back to the community that really brightens my day. Running those 13.1 or 26.2 miles flies by so quickly for me now because the fact that I’m doing a good deed for my community is all I can think about.

When it comes to participating in a marathon fundraiser the amount of money you can raise for these charities is endless. It’s always good to have a nice team of friends and family to back you up not only when raising money for the marathon fundraiser but in the race alone. It’s great to know that people out there care about the same causes as you and that you can give money back to those charities just by doing something that you love. For me it’s running but for you it could be something totally different.

You should however, totally check out the marathon fundraisers that are taking place in your area, and give it a try. Even if you’re not the most avid runner participating in a marathon fundraising event makes you feel good about yourself and your community. Giving back is the way to go; honestly no one cares if you came in last when you were the top money-raiser for the largest charity in the nation.

Starting Your Marathon Fundraiser

I’ve ran in so many marathons and races, I can’t even keep them straight. Even after torn ligaments, bruised knees and blistered toes, I still continue to enter these races for no other reason than to help raise money for charity. Every year, I put together marathon fundraisers. With a marathon fundraiser, you have the ability to raise a ton of money. It’s all about being persistent. I have wonderful friends and family that support me in my journey every year to raise money for the charities I love.

I am using Crowdrise to build my marathon fundraising page. It’s basically a site that allows me to build a marathon fundraiser at no cost and share with all of my supporters. It’s incredibly viral which is key to getting the word out about charities.

You should check it out whenever you get a chance. All you need to do is pick a charity you’d like to do your marathon fundraiser for and write a quick paragraph about the race and why you chose the charity. Then share with everyone you know and hopefully raise some money. I promise it will make you run faster and want to race all over again.